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counterparts

noun

plural of counterpart

as in equivalents

one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value she worked with her counterpart in the other office to get the job done

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something or someone that strongly resembles another the daughter is her mother's counterpart in somewhat reduced form

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Recent Examples of counterparts Even after the setback, young households remained wealthier than their counterparts were before the pandemic. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026 In more recent times, moreover, the first steps taken by the Third Reich toward the Holocaust began with the economic boycott of the Jews, who were accused of harming the businesses and positions of their Aryan counterparts. — Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026 Remember, Googlebooks are restricted to running Android apps, which generally aren't as fully featured as their PC and Mac counterparts. — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026 None of this argues against Proposition 40 or its state and federal counterparts. — Christopher Marquis, Time, 16 Oct. 2026 Others are posting deep dives comparing the books with their on-screen counterparts, fueling discussion over what Hollywood gets right — and wrong. — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026 And there was, in fact, a meeting between Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi and his counterparts, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff to try to engineer some sort of a return to a memorandum of understanding. — Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026 Although college graduates are still more likely to be employed than their non-degree counterparts, that advantage is smaller than it's been in decades. — Jessica Dickler,annie Nova, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 Hair in Sports Women are often judged more harshly than male counterparts in many aspects of life, but this is especially true in sports. — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026

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Noun

The widening gap in French bond yields over their German equivalents has raised questions over whether the European Central Bank would have to take the expensive and politically controversial step of intervening to stabilize the market.

— Jenni Reid, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
In the summer of 2026, Ukraine also targeted multiple warehouses belonging to the Russian companies Wildberries and Ozon, which are Russia’s Amazon equivalents.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of equivalents

Noun

In her hometown of Yefremov, about 300 kilometers (185 miles) south of Moscow and about halfway to the border with Ukraine, Masha’s teacher had asked the class to draw pictures supporting Russian troops.

— Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
And there was a photographer who seemed to be taking an endless number of pictures.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of pictures

Noun

New Skydance content sales chief David Decker was all smiles at the WBD stand, able to look over and see his new Paramount colleagues just along the beachfront.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
Eventually, Chili invites Lee over to his house, far away from the ears of his former colleagues shooting pool at Secrets.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of colleagues

Noun

Stand runs computational fluid dynamics, physics models built on top of digital twins.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
Aiming to protect what’s left of its buildings and monuments is a converted Volkswagen Crafter—the ARK III, a mobile 3D-scanning lab that creates digital twins of sacred and historical structures for future restoration.

— Chris Stokel-Walker, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of twins

Noun

On top of these heat-seeking missiles, the platforms play to humans’ (particularly teens’) need to be accepted and admired by peers.

— Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
The market has significantly underperformed its European peers in recent years as political volatility has mounted — despite only around 15% of its revenues being generated domestically — with banks under particular pressure.

— Jenni Reid, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of peers

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In honor of the nation’s 250th anniversary, researchers at Penn State University have modeled its acoustic properties, drawing on data collected from one of the bell’s replicas.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026
Fitting that there are dinosaur replicas towering over the lobby that leads straight through the building.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of replicas

Noun

The papers are said to have contained highly sensitive information, some likely supplied by Germany’s intelligence partners – so the affair could have serious international ramifications at a time when Europe is facing grave security threats.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 17 Oct. 2026
This week, Ukraine also did not receive advanced warning from partners of incoming ballistic missiles, resulting in civilian deaths, according to Ukrainian officials.

— Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of partners

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His proficiency, buoyed by his expensive taste and skill in daisy-chaining images together, got his foot in the door of the indie-rap revitalization.

— Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
Two more search warrants were carried out for the TikTok account, and during an interview, deputies said the teen confessed to taking photos of a younger child and using AI to alter the images to make the child appear nude.

— Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

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